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v June 16, 1925.

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' Patented June 1925.-

UNITED STATES PATEn'r OFFICE;

oLAr HALvoRsEN AND Application filed May 29,.

To all whom it may concern-L Be it known that we, OLAF HALVORSEN and J VILLIAM T. Salem-is, citizens of the United States of America, and residents of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Pass- Cases, of which the-following is a specification. 1 v

This invention relates to improvements in pass-cases and more particularly to fold-, able pocket cases especially designed ,-for' firming passes, identification cards and the 1 e.-, i

The object of the invention is to provide a case in which card or pass holding members are removably retained, thus permitting additional members to be added or removed at Will;

A" further object of the invention is to provide a novel means for removably securing the card or pass holding members with- I The preferred embodiment of the invention is disclosed in the accompanying draw-- ing'sin which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the complete case with a single card holding, element secured therein;

Figure 2 is a View in elevation of the card holding member and showing the manner in which the securing member is applied.

Figure 3 is a view in end'elevation of the card holding member shown in Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a perspective view --of the se curing member, I

Figure 5 isan'enlarged detailed view in section taken on line of Figure 2, and Figure 6 'is an enlarged sectional-view taken on line 6-6 of Fi ure 1. In its preferred form, t e case consists of a foldab e cover of soft leather, made up of an outer ply 1 and an inner ply 2, stitched together alongone side and one end edge. The outer ply includesan extended end por- .tion 3 which forms. a flap for securing the case in closed position by a suitable fastener 4'. The cover is foldable lengthwise along a line midway between the ends, the flap 3, lapping over theiends of the case in, the- -usua1 mannerjand fastened to thesurface ofthe outer-pl by. thesnap fastener 4.

A card holing member preferably con-- WILLIAM T. SEIBELS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINO ASSIGNOR I0 SAID HALVORSEN.

PASS CASE.

and insertion of the cords.

Is; slun SEIBELS issue) 1924. Serial No. 716,556.

sists of two hinged-together rectangular frames 5-5, each made up of two rectangular pieces of celluloid 6, bound together at their edges by strips 7 of a suitable fabric or other binding, material which is stitched around the edges of the celluloid {sheets so as to leave a slot at one edge for the removal A. transverse strip 8 of the same flexi'ble material forms the hinge between the rectangular transparent-frames or card holding sections'55.

As a means for securing the card holding element to the cover or case propel-,7, nickeled bar 9 is provided, which has pins 10-10 located near each end, said pins being bent at right angles intermediate their ends so as to form relativlyshort shanks extending, at right angles to the bar and somewhat longer portions extending parallel to and toward the opposite ends.

The/hinged forming portion 80f thecard holding member 5 is perforated as at 111-11 and the inner cover strip 2 is similarly perforated as at 12. Thus to remove or insert the card holding element the pins 10-10 ing elements, thus the same can be added as occasion demands.

As clearly shownin Figure 1, a single card or picture can be inserted in each side or section of the.card holding 'member, and if desired, two cards or passes may be inserted in each section with the printed mat- I ter on each facing outwardly, so that the maximum number of cards. may be inserted and carried in the case.

The use of removable card holding members permits of expansion; a; further ad vantage is derived, namely, thatit permits their renewal whenever the same becomes worn or otherwise damaged. The necessity for renewal is particularly desirable in cases of this character, for the reason that while celluloid has been found to be the only practical material to be. used for the purpose, its surface becomes readily scratched "and roughened within a relatively short space of time and as a result loses itstransparency. ""1

Therefore, with this construction these card without the necessity of purchasing an entirely new case.

Having described a. preferred embodiment of the invention, we claim:

1. A pass-case comprising a foldable cover of pliable material, a card holding member, consisting of frames of-transparent material joined together by a section of flexible material, and a bar adapted toextend transversely of said card holding member and provided with fastening members adapted to pass through the flexible section thereof and said cover.

2. A pass-case comprising a foldable cover of pliable material, a card holding member, consisting of frames of transparent material joined together by a section of flexible material, and a bar adapted to extend transversely of said card holding member and provided with pins adapted to pass through the flexible section thereof and said cover.

3. A pass-case 1 comprising a foldable cover, consisting of an outer and an inner ply of flexible material, a card holding section consisting of flexibly connected frames of transparentmaterial, and a bar adapted to extend transversely of said card holding section, and provided with pins adapted to be inserted through registering perforations in the flexible portion of said card holding section and the inner ply of said cover.

Signed at Chicago this 24' day of May, 1924.v I

OLAF HALVORSEN. WILLIAM T. SEIBELS. 

